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| Douglas County Wikipedia |
| Douglas County Government Offices - 203 S Rainier St, Waterville |
| Douglas County Vital Records - 316 Washington St, Waterville ■ 509-664-5306 |
| Douglas County Courthouse (Superior Court Clerk) - 203 S Rainier St, Waterville ■ 509-745-8529 |
| Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) - 127 S. Mission St, Annex Bldg, Wenatchee ■ 509-888-6246 Tues & Sat 1-4pm |
| City of Bridgeport - 1206 Columbia Ave, Bridgeport ■ 509-686-4041 |
| City of East Wenatchee (Public Records) - 271 9th St NE, East Wenatchee ■ 509-884-9515 |
| City of Rock Island - 5 N Garden Ave, Rock Island ■ 509-884-1261 |
| Town of Coulee Dam - 300 Lincoln Ave, Coulee Dam ■ 509-633-0320 |
| Town of Mansfield - 26 Main St, Mansfield ■ 509-683-1112 ■ email: mansfield@nwi.net |
| Town of Waterville (County Seat) - 104 East Locust St, Waterville ■ 509-745-8871 ■ email: waterville@nwi.net |
Douglas County Museum - 124 W. Walnut St, Waterville ■
509-745-8435 ■
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| Waterville Chamber of Commerce - PO Box 628, Waterville ■ 202-780-6595 ■ email: info@watervillewashington.org |
| Colville Tribal Museum - 512 Mead Way, Coulee Dam ■ 509-633-0751 |
| Daughters of the American Revolution - Washington State Chapters |
| Sons of the American Revolution - Washington State Chapters |
| Washington Biographies Project for Douglas county |
| Washington Rural Heritage - digitized sources documenting early culture, industry, and community life |
| Washington State Archives - 1129 Washington St SE, Olympia ■ 360-586-1492 ■ email: research@sos.wa.gov |
| Washington State Digital Archives - 960 Washington St, Cheney ■ 509-235-7500 ext 200 |
| Washington State Genealogical Society - 1901 S 12th Ave, Union Gap ■ email: info@wasgs.org |
| Washington State History Museum - 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma ■ 888-238-4373 |
| Washington State Library - Point Plaza East, 6880 Capitol Blvd, Tumwater ■ 360-704-5200 ■ email: askalibrarian@sos.wa.gov |
| HistoryLink - Free online encyclopedia of Washington state history |
| Washington Biographies Project |
| Historical Record Collections (Washington State) - free records at FamilySearch.org |
| WAGenWeb |
| USGenWeb |
| WorldGenWeb |
| The Night the Mountain Fell and Other Stories of North Central Washington History, a 1973 KPQ Publication - 98 pages, can be found at Wenatchee Valley College John A. Brown Library and other libraries. This 8.5x11" paperback book can also be found for purchase online for a wide range of prices at sites like Amazon or eBay. It contains many black and white photos, illustrations and historical stories as far back as 1872, the night the mountain fell and the Columbia River stopped flowing... The link will take you to many stories, articles and interviews relating to that night in 1872. If you scroll down to the bottom of the link's page, the very last article is printed on the first page of the book. |
| History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington - Published by North Pacific History Company, Portland, OR, 1889. Transcribed by Janine M. Bork |
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An Illustrated history of the Big Bend country,
embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin
counties, state of Washington by Steele, Richard F; Rose, Arthur P
(Chapter I covers Douglas County) |
| Google Books - Search engine |
| Internet Archive - non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music websites, and more |
| Genealogy Glossary - compliments of Family Tree Magazine |
| Medical Terms used in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| Genetic Genealogy abbreviations list |
| Library Trip Planning by Amy Johnson Crow - how to get the most out of your library visit, includes additional helpful links at bottom of page |
| Ancestry.com Douglas County Message Board - free for everyone to post queries as well as to search for posts about your ancestors |
| Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - a global organization of volunteers who help others obtain copies of documents, pictures of headstones, etc. that can't be easily obtained by those who live outside the area of their ancestors (link points directly to Douglas County. |
| The Ancestor Hunt - a wealth of free genealogical information including free links to resources, by stte, for just about any type of records. Check out their Quick Sheets. |
| FamilySearch.org - Research Wiki Douglas County Page. This is a free service through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Registration for an account is at no cost to you. Sign in and discover an infinity of historical information online or visit one of their many family history libraries. Also, search for Douglas County records here. |
| Library of Congress - The largest library in the world online or in person (located in Washington DC) with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps, and manuscripts in its collections. No cost. |
| National Archives - Resources for Genealogists |
| Cyndi's List - a comprehensive no cost categorized and cross-referenced list of links to genealogical research sites online. |
| Family Tree Magazine - The Genealogist's Guide to Directories |
Some historical newspapers in Douglas County may have been digitized and found online. Links to no cost websites are provided in the list below. You might also try searching the following free sites: Washington Newspapers, Small Town Newspapers, Washington State Library, or Google Newspaper Archives. If all else fails, many newspapers can be found through various paid subscription services. You can visit each site to find out if they have newspapers in the geographical area you are looking and sign up for a free trial, anywhere from 7-14 days. Links to paid sites are provided here: GenealogyBank.com, Newspapers.com, NewspaperArchive.com, NewsLibrary.com, Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com.
Newspaper Archive List:
| Please see Chelan County WAGenWeb for a list of nearby newspapers |
| Wenatchee Daily World - 1905-1910 issues that mention East Wenatchee |
| FamilySearch.org - list of Douglas county newspapers available through Chronicling America (no cost) |
| Washington Digital Newspapers - newspapers from the early 1900s in nearby Chelan County |
| The Star Newspaper Archive - 1946-2021 Grand Coulee (Grant County) 3 miles from Coulee Dam (Douglas County) |
County Coordinator:
Shannon (Hill) Lanning
State Coordinator:
Mike Sweeney
Asst State Coordinator:
Colleen Pustola
If you have information, questions, comments, or any problems with this site, please do not hesitate to contact the County Coordinator. We are here to help.
County Coordinator:
Shannon (Hill) Lanning
State Coordinator:
Mike Sweeney
Asst State Coordinator:
Colleen Pustola
If you have information, questions, comments, or any problems with this site, please do not hesitate to contact the County Coordinator. We are here to help.